wǒ dì yī cì lái běi jīng shí, zài hú tòng lǐ rào le bàn tiān cái zhǎo dào péng you jiā

我第一次来北京时，在胡同里绕了半天才找到朋友家。

The first time I came to Beijing, I wandered around the hutongs for a long time before finding my friend's place.